Confederate Navy
Information about the Confederate Navy in Richmond, VA during the Civil War.

Written Accounts

1863-05-28, Virginia Historical Society; Sidney Smith Lee, commandant at Drewry’s Bluff writes to enquire whether 3 Castle Thunder prisoners who wrote to him might be released and allowed to enlist in the Navy.
1863-06-25, Library of Congress; letter from Phoebe Pember to her sister describing social life in Richmond, etc.
1863-06-30, Richmond Sentinel; the ironclad Virginia II was launched from the Rocketts shipyard yesterday
1863, Richmond Dispatch; Charles Williams into jail. CSN deserter, caught trying to be an infantry substitute. Probably Castle Thunder.
1864-08-05, Richmond Dispatch; A new side wheel steamer has been put upon the James River canal
1864-09-01, Official Records, Ser. I, Vol. XLII/2, p. 629; 19th Regt., Va. Militia is doing guard duty at Libby, Castle Thunder
1864-09-09, National Archives; Browne (Chimborazo Division #1 Surgeon) requests extra surgeons; he has only two at this time
1864-11-10, National Archives; two men arrested near the Chimborazo bath house
1865-01-22-28, Westervelt, John H., Diary of a Yankee Engineer; Diary of 1st NY Engineers soldier detailing the Battle of Trent’s Reach from Fort Brady.
1865-04-04, Official Records, Ser. I, Vol. 46:1, pp. 1212-1213; report of the picket commander of the 13th New Hampshire on the capture of Richmond. Admits that the first into Richmond were Major Stevens and his cavalry, but provides outstanding details,

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